BrookeKelley

Filled with a sense of adventure, Brooke Kelley portrays her love of life and passion to travel through her artwork. She is able to make the world a better and brighter place. Brooke finds inspiration everywhere but derives most of her creativity from nature and whilst adventuring. Whether creating a custom project for a friend or for herself, Brooke’s work portrays her happy-go-lucky personality and ability to inspire others.

Describe yourself as an artist.

I feel like I am called to use my art to serve the world. A lot of my work is custom projects for people all over the world. ...

Filled with a sense of adventure, Brooke Kelley portrays her love of life and passion to travel through her artwork. She is able to make the world a better and brighter place. Brooke finds inspiration everywhere but derives most of her creativity from nature and whilst adventuring. Whether creating a custom project for a friend or for herself, Brooke’s work portrays her happy-go-lucky personality and ability to inspire others.

Describe yourself as an artist.

I feel like I am called to use my art to serve the world. A lot of my work is custom projects for people all over the world. I love catering to people’s creative desires and helping them create something that they might not be able to do by themselves. I am most joyful when I am able to use my gifts to better or brighten the world, whether that is in my back yard or across the country in an orphanage in Sri Lanka.

When I am creating art for myself or just because, I love trying to capture nature in its purest form. Nature and adventure is something that inspires me most. To attempt to recreate the creators masterpieces is a task that always leaves me in awe and wonder.

Favorite places to “work”?

Many artists, myself included, are always in a constant state of “work”. I guess that’s because everywhere we go and in everything we do, we find inspiration. I might not have a paintbrush in my hand all day, but you can be sure that my brain never takes a day or moment off. I am most at “work” when I am in my home in Dana Point, CA. or when I am outdoors.

Where do you escape to seek inspiration?

I seek inspiration through nature and adventure. I have noticed that when I am in a place that has been untouched by man, I am overwhelmed with inspiration. When I escape the hustle and bustle and I am in pure nature there is where I am able to here the whispers of my maker. It is there where I feel most safe and at home. That is how my journey as an artist was born, in Missouri, where my family taught me the beauty of the outdoors and how to appreciate it.

What does “live, learn, grow” look like in your life?

To live means to be alive. To be alive, to me, means, that I am free. It means that I am set free from what the world tells me what I have to be, look like and do. It means I am free to chase after my dreams and to dare greatly. I am truly living when I am living for something more than myself. To learn means to gain knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught. Some of my best learning has occurred from things that I have struggled with. When there is a challenge ahead of me, I remind myself that it is an opportunity to learn and then grow. It is a daily choice I make, to live, to learn, and to grow.

How do you hope to inspire other women as an Eden Advocate?

I hope to inspire other women to find their true identity. I hope to inspire women to take risks and to chase after their adventure. I hope to inspire women to live for something more than them selves, and I hope to inspire women to change the world.

How do they (Eden Advocates) inspire you?

I am inspired by the Eden Advocates because every one of them took risks to follow their dreams and that takes great courage.

Three words people often use to describe you?

I had to ask my friends for help on this one. They came up with, adventurous, talented, and radiant.

Favorite quote?

When I was younger, I had this fear of my life not being adventurous enough. I feared being stuck behind a desk in a cubicle. Around that same time, I was having to make a big decision; to go to school an hour or so away from home on a golf and track scholorship or to take a leap of faith and move to southern California to attempt to pursue art. I read this verse that changed my life completely.

“But, as it is written, “what no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”- 1 Corinthians 2:9

This verse brought me so much hope. This God who promised me a future filled with adventure, is the same God who instilled the thirst for adventure inside of me. And till this day, he continues to blow my mind with how true this promise has played out in my life.

What color would you wear every day?

That’s ridiculous, I could never choose.

Funniest “life” moment to date?

Funniest life moment … my friends have me rolling on the ground laughing nearly everyday. There have been lots of great pranks that are pretty hilarious. I find embarrassing moments pretty priceless too, due to them happening everyday of my life, I have learned to laugh at myself. The time my dress fell off when I first met my boyfriend’s whole entire family was pretty funny…now. I had a bad accedent when I was younger that caused me to loose a lot of my memory when it comes to names and numbers… I got really good at making up nicknames.